Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 4
Regular Season Game 108
Played on Tuesday, July 31, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 4 10 1 HOU N 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 6 7 2
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A North cf 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 Strain 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 Clark rf,3b 4 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 McCovey 1b 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 0 Montefusco pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Evans 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Whitfield lf 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 Metzger ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 LeMaster ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Littlejohn c 4 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 Whitson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Nastu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnston ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Halicki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herndon ph,rf 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 37 4 10 4 6 11 24 6 FIELDING - E: Littlejohn (3). BATTING - 2B: Strain 2 (6,off Niekro,off Sambito). GDP: Clark (8,off Niekro). Team LOB: 12.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cedeno 1b 3 1 0 0 1 2 8 0 Reynolds ss 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 4 Puhl cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Leonard rf 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 Howe 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Landestoy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ashby c 2 1 0 0 1 1 9 2 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roberge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 6 7 6 3 8 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Reynolds-Howe-Cedeno. E: Cedeno (8), Reynolds (17). BATTING - 2B: Reynolds (14,off Whitson); Puhl (15,off Whitson); Howe (13,off Nastu); Leonard (8,off Halicki). 3B: Reynolds (7,off Whitson). SH: Niekro (8,off Whitson). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell (24,2nd base off Whitson/Littlejohn); Cruz (28,2nd base off Griffin/Littlejohn).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Whitson L(4-6) 1.1 5 6 6 2 0 0 11 Nastu 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 Halicki 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 Griffin 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 Totals 8 7 6 6 3 8 0 34 Inherited Runners - Scored: Nastu 1-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(15-6) 6.2 5 3 0 5 7 0 30 Sambito 1.1 5 1 1 1 3 0 10 Roberge SV(3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 10 4 1 6 11 0 43 Sambito faced 3 batters in the 9th inning WP: Niekro (7), Roberge (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 2-1; Roberge 2-0. . Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Charlie Williams Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 18047 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. North cf Cedeno 1b 2. Strain 2b Reynolds ss 3. Clark rf Puhl cf 4. McCovey 1b Cruz lf 5. Evans 3b Cabell 3b 6. Whitfield lf Leonard rf 7. Metzger ss Howe 2b 8. Littlejohn c Ashby c 9. Whitson p Niekro p GIANTS 1ST: North was called out on strikes (catcher to first); Strain grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark walked; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno flied out to left; Reynolds doubled to left; Puhl doubled to left [Reynolds scored]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first) [Puhl to third]; Cabell singled to right [Puhl scored]; Cabell stole second; Leonard singled to right [Cabell scored, Leonard to second (error by Littlejohn)]; Howe made an out to first; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 2ND: Cedeno dropped a foul fly hit by Evans for an error; Evans walked; Whitfield walked [Evans to second]; Metzger struck out; Littlejohn struck out; Whitson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 2ND: Ashby walked; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashby to second]; Cedeno walked; Reynolds tripled to right [Ashby scored, Cedeno scored]; NASTU REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first) [Reynolds scored]; Cruz was called out on strikes; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 6. GIANTS 3RD: North lined to shortstop; Strain doubled to left; Clark grounded out (third to first); McCovey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell flied out to right; Leonard struck out; Howe doubled to right; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 6. GIANTS 4TH: Evans walked; Whitfield singled to center [Evans to second]; Metzger forced Whitfield (second to shortstop) [Evans to third]; Littlejohn struck out; JOHNSTON BATTED FOR NASTU; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Metzger to second]; Johnston struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 4TH: HALICKI REPLACED JOHNSTON (PITCHING); Niekro made an out to shortstop; Cedeno struck out; Reynolds made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 6. GIANTS 5TH: North walked; Strain forced North (shortstop to second); Clark grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Strain out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl flied out to right; Cruz struck out; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 6. GIANTS 6TH: McCovey flied out to center; Evans flied out to right; Whitfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 6TH: Leonard doubled to right; Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby struck out; Niekro made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 6. GIANTS 7TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 2B); Metzger singled to right; Littlejohn reached on an error by Reynolds [Metzger to third, Littlejohn to first]; HERNDON BATTED FOR HALICKI; Herndon forced Littlejohn (second to shortstop) [Metzger scored (unearned)]; North singled to center [Herndon to second]; Strain lined to left; Clark singled to left [Herndon scored (unearned), North to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); McCovey singled to left [North scored (unearned), Clark to second]; Evans struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 6. ASTROS 7TH: CLARK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GRIFFIN REPLACED EVANS (PITCHING); Cedeno struck out; Reynolds struck out; Puhl popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 6. GIANTS 8TH: Whitfield singled to left; LEMASTER BATTED FOR METZGER; LeMaster flied out to right; Littlejohn struck out; Herndon walked [Whitfield to second]; North struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: LEMASTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Cabell grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Leonard struck out; Landestoy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 6. GIANTS 9TH: Strain doubled to left; Clark singled to left [Strain scored]; McCovey singled to center [Clark to second]; MONTEFUSCO RAN FOR MCCOVEY; IVIE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; ROBERGE REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING); Roberge threw a wild pitch [Clark to third, Montefusco to second]; Ivie popped to third in foul territory; Whitfield struck out (catcher to first); LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 4 10 1 12 Astros 6 7 2 4
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